The evolution of dynamical cores for global atmospheric models

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 85 B, Issue , 2007, Pages 241-269

  Williamson, David L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34848828535     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.85B.241     Document Type: Review

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